Question

 Scientists inCanadasay big ocean fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of industrial fishing in the 1950s. The scientists found that the population of large fish like tuna,swordfish and cod has dropped by ninety per cent in the past fifty years. The study took ten years. The researchers gathered records from fishing businesses and governments around the world. The magazine Nature pub?lished the findings.

  The scientists say the common method called longline fishing is especially damaging to populations of large fish. This method involves many fishing lines connected to one boat. These wires can be close to one hundred kilometres long. They hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fish.

  Longline fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry. Records showed that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish every one hundred hooks. The study says longline fishing boats now might catch one fish per hundred hooks.

  The scientists say industrial fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past. The study suggests that whole populations can disappear al?most completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen years.  

  Ransom Myers of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia led the study with Boris Worm of Dalhousie and the University of Kiel inGermany. Mr Worm says the destruction could lead to a complete reorganization of ocean life sys?tems. Mr Myers says the decreased number of large fish is not the only worry. He says even populations that are able to reproduce do not get the chance to live long enough to grow as big as their ancestors (祖先) .He says not only are there fewer big fish,but also they are smaller than those of the past.

  American government scientists say even with the best efforts to protect fish populations,decreases are to be expected.

1. Where is the passage probably taken from?

   A. A storybook.

   B. A business magazine.

   C. An environment report.

   D. An economic survey.

2. Big fish have gradually been disappearing especially because        .

   A. longline fishing method is used

   B. sea water is getting polluted

   C. mankind destroys the environment

   D. governments don't make the best efforts

3. Which of the following shows the fact that populations of large fish have dropped?

   A. Today's "large" fish are smaller than those of the past.

   B. Longline boats now might catch fewer fish every one hundred hooks.

   C. Fish even able to reproduce don't have the chance to live longer.

   D. Japanese boats could catch about ten fish every one hundred hooks.

4. What can be the best title?

   A. Canadian scientists have made discoveries

   B. Japanese fishing industry

   C. Losses of big fish

   D. Modern fishing methods

Answer 1

[文章大意]文章介绍了大型海鱼的减少及其原因。

1. C推理判断题。根据文章第一、二段的内容，尤其是第二段中的"The magazine Nature published the findings.” 可知，本文是一篇有关环境的科学调查报告。

2. A细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的"The scientists say the common method called longline fishing is especial?ly damaging to populations of large fish.”可知A正确。

3. B推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的"Records showed that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish every one hundred hooks. The study says longline fishing boats now might catch one fish per hundred hooks."可推知，以前每100个鱼钩能钩住大约10条大鱼，现在每100个鱼钩只钩住一条大鱼，表明数量减少。故B正确。

4. C